Colocation in Riga is priced per rack unit per month plus electricity and extras; at CloudHosting a 1U server costs 40 EUR a month plus power by meter. Installation, one public IPv4, a 1 Gbit/s uplink and 30 TB of traffic a month are included, with no setup fee and no minimum term, and all prices exclude VAT. Extras such as more IP addresses, BGP or cross-connects are priced separately. This guide explains every line of a colocation bill, lists our public prices as checked on 27 September 2026 and ends with the questions to ask any provider, us included.
Our colocation prices in 2026
All prices are per month, excluding VAT, as published on our colocation page on 27 September 2026. The data centre is at Bērzaunes iela 1 in Riga, and we run it ourselves.
| Item | Price a month |
|---|---|
| 1U rack server | 40.00 EUR + electricity by meter |
| Tower server | 40.00 EUR + electricity by meter |
| Additional 1U unit | 20.00 EUR |
| Secondary power feed | 10.00 EUR |
| Additional IPv4 address | 2.00 EUR |
| IPv4 /29 subnet (5 usable) | 10.00 EUR |
| IPv4 /28 subnet (13 usable) | 24.00 EUR |
| Network equipment, 1U | 40.00 EUR |
| BGP connection | 50.00 EUR |
| PI prefix announcement | 20.00 EUR |
| Additional 1 Gbit/s uplink | 50.00 EUR |
| Guaranteed 1 Gbit/s bandwidth | 600.00 EUR |
| 10 Gbit/s uplink, cross-connects, dual PDU setup | On quote |
The 40 EUR includes installation, in most cases on the day the server arrives, one public IPv4, a 1 Gbit/s uplink and 30 TB of traffic a month. Invoices are in EUR and paid in advance; nothing is charged automatically.
What drives the price of colocation
1. Space: rack units, shelves and whole racks
A rack unit (1U) is 44.45 mm of height in a standard 19-inch rack. Single servers are priced per unit, towers per shelf, and half or full racks often as one price with a power allowance. With us a 2U chassis costs 40 EUR for the first unit plus 20 EUR for the second, a tower on a shelf 40 EUR, and a switch or firewall next to your server 40 EUR as a network equipment unit. Once you pass a few servers, ask for one price for the whole footprint: it is usually lower than the sum of the unit prices.
2. Power: metered, flat or committed
Power is the one line that moves, and providers bill it in three ways:
- Metered: you pay for the kilowatt-hours your equipment actually uses. This is how we bill: every rack has its own meter, read once a month and invoiced next to the unit fee.
- Flat allowance: a fixed amount of power is included in the unit price, with a surcharge above it. Simple, but an efficient server pays for power it never draws.
- Committed kW: you reserve capacity per rack and pay for it whether you use it or not. Common for dense full racks.
To estimate your share, multiply the average draw by the hours in a month: a server that averages 150 W uses about 110 kWh a month (0.15 kW × 730 h). The power supply readings in the server's management interface or a plug-in power meter give you the real figure. Ask every provider for the rate per kWh, whether cooling is included in it or added as a multiplier, how often the rate changes, and the maximum power per unit or per rack. Servers with two power supplies can use a secondary power feed, 10 EUR a month with us.
3. Bandwidth and traffic
Two numbers matter: the port speed and how much you may push through it. Many offers combine a fast port with a traffic allowance, others bill the 95th percentile of measured bandwidth, and some sell bandwidth that is guaranteed rather than shared. Our unit price includes a 1 Gbit/s uplink with 30 TB of traffic a month. A second 1 Gbit/s uplink costs 50 EUR a month and guaranteed 1 Gbit/s bandwidth 600 EUR a month. Whoever you choose, ask what happens above the allowance before you need to know.
4. IP addresses
IPv4 addresses are scarce and traded, so providers charge for them separately. With us one address is included, each extra address costs 2 EUR a month, a /29 subnet with 5 usable addresses 10 EUR and a /28 with 13 usable addresses 24 EUR. Count the addresses you need now and in two years, because renumbering later costs more time than the addresses cost money.
5. Network services: BGP, your own prefixes, cross-connects
If you have your own AS number and address space, you need a BGP session and a provider that announces your prefixes. We run our own network, AS58269, and the facility is carrier-neutral: a BGP session costs 50 EUR a month and a PI prefix announcement 20 EUR. A cross-connect, a direct cable to another customer or carrier in the building, is quoted case by case. Across the industry a cross-connect often carries both a one-time and a monthly fee, so ask for both.
6. Remote hands and access
Remote hands means staff on site doing physical work for you: a reboot, a disk swap, recabling. Providers include a number of minutes, charge by the hour or charge per task. With us the work is done by our own engineers, who work next to the racks. It is not a separate line on our public price list, so agree what is included before a larger job. Visits are escorted and by appointment, on working days 9:00-17:00 Riga time; outside those hours only by prior arrangement. The facility is under monitoring and incident response 24/7.
7. Contract term, setup fee and exit
Longer terms often buy lower prices, while setup fees, notice periods and removal fees change the real cost of a contract. Our colocation has no setup fee and no minimum term. Each period is invoiced in advance. To stop at the end of a paid period you simply do not pay the next invoice, or write to us; to end a service early inside a paid period, the terms ask for 20 days' notice. Leaving means collecting your server during an escorted visit.
Three example monthly bills
| Setup | Fixed fees a month | Plus electricity |
|---|---|---|
| One 1U server averaging 150 W | 40.00 EUR | about 110 kWh |
| A 2U server averaging 300 W, a 1U firewall and a /29 subnet | 40 + 20 + 40 + 10 = 110.00 EUR | about 220 kWh, plus the firewall |
| A 1U router with a BGP session and your own PI prefix | 40 + 50 + 20 = 110.00 EUR | by meter |
Our price list does not show a rate per kWh. Ask for the current rate with your quote and multiply it by the kilowatt-hours above.
Questions to ask any colocation provider
- What exactly does the unit price include: installation, IP addresses, port speed, traffic?
- How is power billed, what is the rate per kWh today, is cooling included, and how does the rate change?
- What is the maximum power per unit and per rack, and is a second power feed available?
- What happens above the traffic allowance, and is the bandwidth shared or guaranteed?
- What do extra IPv4 addresses cost, and can you announce your own prefixes over BGP?
- Who does remote hands, how fast, at what price and during which hours?
- When can you visit, and how is access controlled?
- Does the provider run the building, the power and the network itself, or rent racks from someone else?
- What are the minimum term, the notice period and the way out with your hardware?
- Is the availability figure a target or a contractual SLA with service credits?
Our own answer to the last question: 99.9% availability is our target, not an SLA written into the contract.
Checklist before you sign
- Measure your server's real power draw over a normal week.
- Count the rack units, including switches, firewalls and shelves.
- List the IP addresses you need today and in two years.
- Decide whether servers with two power supplies need a second feed.
- Pack the server with its rails, label it with your company name and send the remote management details in advance.
- Get the full monthly figure in writing: units, add-ons and estimated electricity.
- After the first month, compare the electricity on the invoice with your estimate.
When colocation is not the right choice
Colocation pays off when you own reasonably new servers. If you do not have a server yet, or yours is near the end of its life, renting a dedicated server avoids the purchase: in Riga from 130.05 EUR a month on a 12-month term, with no setup fee on 3, 6 and 12-month terms (a 1-month term carries a one-time setup fee equal to one monthly base price). For a five-year comparison of your own servers in the office, colocation, dedicated servers and the cloud, with every assumption shown, see what two company servers cost over five years. For the background, read what colocation is and when it pays off. For a quote on your own setup, write to us with the number of units, the expected power draw and the IP addresses you need.